dishevelled

Example Sentences

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On Friday, he flipped his Range Rover on a quiet residential street on Florida's Jupiter Island and the world was treated to another dishevelled mugshot of one of sport's most famous faces.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

He said that visits by British officials had found his dad was "dishevelled and had lost a lot of weight", while his mum was not walking very well due to prison conditions.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

It is a stream of sequins, flags, face paint and sparkly costumes, all a little more dishevelled than they were when the evening began.

From BBC • May 14, 2023

Her blue eyes still retained their melting quality; and her yellow hair, dishevelled by the wind and rain, kinked more stubbornly than ever about her ears and temples.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Wild-eyed and dishevelled, he seemed to shrink back from the light, and closed the door behind us.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins